Southern Workers and the Search for Community: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

by G.C. Waldrep III

Book Overview

Spartanburg County, South Carolina, offered an example of the enduring legacy of the southern textile industry, company-owned mill villages, and union struggles of the 1930s. G. C. Waldrep illuminates the complex meshing of community ties and traditions with the goals and ideals of unionism. Unions aligned with a social vision of mutuality, equality, and interdependency already established in mill villages. But because companies owned the villages,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252069013
• ISBN13: 9780252069017
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Millworker's Life

Well written, scholarly, and insightful, Dr. Waldrep documents the history and sociology of southern textile work. The book is a poignant glimpse into a bygone era and a significant record for anyone interested in the period.